Posted by Maria3667 on November 13, 2008, at 8:09:56
In reply to Abilify to Help with Depression?, posted by BRC on November 13, 2008, at 5:39:29
Hi BRC,
Yes it can definately help with depression. At least it did for me. However it also caused severe anxiety for me, making me quit.
Yes Abilify is officially an anti-psychotic, but I've seen it prescribed for other ailments too, like Bipolar and depression. Side effects may still occur, eventhough usually not as heavy as with the older anti-psychotic meds. So I've gathered.
The mechanism by which it works is complicated. It's a dopamine agonist & antagonist at the sime time (different receptors though). The same goes for serotonine.
Hope this helps.
Take care,
Maria
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